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Is the gag order working? Donald Trump’s attorneys attempted Thursday to throw out his hush-money case on the basis that the trial had unnecessarily turned into an evolving tale about Trump’s less than stellar sexual trysts. During testimony delivered...
by annieli
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on Fri May 10, 2024 at 05:04 AM PDT
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O’Possom, the dangerous demagogue, had an Irish seven-course meal at the Lincoln-Reagan dinner. At the first criminal trial against a former American President, a porn star testified that the unexplained paranormal activity in her home was “debunked”...
by annieli
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on Thu May 09, 2024 at 04:26 PM PDT
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My wife turns 50 tomorrow, and in celebration we went to New York City with her foodie sister to eat vegan food in several restaurants. As we were driving in from our home in Central PA I had the thought, “I bet in ten years the food we get this...
by soupbone60
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on Thu May 09, 2024 at 08:07 AM PDT
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More than paperwork, the prosecution continues as we discover how the conspiracy was actually written down by Trump financial officers. Deborah Tarasoff, who testified in Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial on Monday, is an accounting department employee...
by annieli
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on Mon May 06, 2024 at 10:05 PM PDT
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If/when Trump violates the gag order, just put him in custody every Wednesday during the trial. He’s 'Christian enough'. The systemic-threat problem. A lot of media coverage obscures the purely systemic threat Trump poses. To take just one example,...
by annieli
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on Wed May 08, 2024 at 04:21 PM PDT
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GOP accidentally casts Trump as villain in 'May the Fourth' post The official account of the North Carolina Republican Party on X, formerly known as Twitter, posted an image showing Trump holding a lightsaber. The text says, "May the Fourth Be With...
by annieli
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on Sat May 04, 2024 at 01:39 PM PDT
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Von ClownStickinPants delivered pizza yesterday. Today, observers report that there was no eye contact between Trump and Hope Hicks. Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman agreed with Henderson's assessment that Hicks is uniquely positioned to give...
by annieli
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on Fri May 03, 2024 at 12:46 PM PDT
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Todd Blanche’s passive-aggressive shot getting back at Trump for not being aggressive enough. He didn’t have to read #Vonshitzinpants aloud, but he did "Vonshitzinpants" is another media history moment. Jake Tapper: Okay, I apologize for this update...
by annieli
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on Thu May 02, 2024 at 12:53 PM PDT
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Former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal on Saturday issued an eyebrow-raising reference to Donald Trump, with whom she has claimed to have had an affair, as the former president's criminal hush money cover-up case heats up. McDougal, who has had her...
by annieli
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on Sat May 04, 2024 at 06:42 PM PDT
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As a Rail Evangelist for Solutionary Rail, a supporter of the Climate Rail Alliance, a member of the Empire State Passengers Association (ESPA), and a member of the Rail Passengers Association (RPA), I try to keep an eye on what’s happening with...
by xaxnar
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on Mon May 06, 2024 at 04:52 AM PDT
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Trump fell asleep in court again. Speer thought it a senseless act of destruction but fulfilling American Carnage to Trump makes it creative and helps the GOP regain power. Controlled chaos must be an oxymoron. But “As a raging narcissist, he probably...
by annieli
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on Tue Apr 30, 2024 at 10:06 AM PDT
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Donald's porn star mistress spanked him with a rolled-up copy of Forbes magazine featuring his image Evidence is not really about the props. Natalie Harp, the Walt Nauta of Dan Scavinos makes the idea of loyalty to Trump laughable. It’s not about spanking but Trump’s infidelity and obstinance, like trying to identify the exact magazine that was used...
by annieli
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on Sat Apr 27, 2024 at 09:44 AM PDT
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Donald calls fascists "little peanuts", denies affairs, and asserts absolute immunity, whereas Kristi Noem, possible VP, exercises the lethargic ethics of animal abuse. Mitt Romney: "I strapped a dog to the roof of my car" Kristi Noem: "hold my beer" —...
by annieli
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on Fri Apr 26, 2024 at 01:39 PM PDT
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'Individual -1', unindicted co-conspirator in several states, comes back to court smelling like Kong On Wednesday Jesse Watters compared Trump to King Kong—prompting his co-hosts to remind him that the monster gorilla dies at the end of the film. Tiny monkey paws, but throwing weight around, falling off the Empire State building. Democrats, Watters...
by annieli
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on Thu Apr 25, 2024 at 09:22 AM PDT
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Mitt Romney critiques Trump’s alleged extramarital affairs and hush money payments, as Donald’s autocratic delusions seep into courtroom reality. Mr. Trump’s history of creating his own reality extends far beyond the arguments that the court will hear...
by annieli
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on Tue Apr 23, 2024 at 06:08 PM PDT
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In courtroom 1530 at 100 Centre Street, the Trump criminaI trial hearing on alleged gag order vioIations, with the DA Alvin Bragg and his trial team present. Pecker’s in the afternoon. Trump posted this after the hearing: Want to know how badly the gag...
by annieli
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on Tue Apr 23, 2024 at 08:20 AM PDT
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The criminal trial underway in New York centers on an effort to bury a story about an alleged affair — the uncharged crime undergirding Trump’s charges. And it’s still about falsifying business records. Jesse Watters claims Trump’s treatment is worse...
by annieli
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on Mon Apr 22, 2024 at 06:15 PM PDT
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Maybe it’s the trial of the decade, but the first witness is Pecker, David Pecker. It’s still about falsifying business records. In the official record, the case is known as the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, and, for now, the...
by annieli
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on Sun Apr 21, 2024 at 11:03 AM PDT
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Complete Jury for "Litigant who is repeatedly using courts to seek revenge on political adversaries" "Sandoval" hearing on Trump's admissible bad acts happened as well as completing the jury selection process including alternates. for his “falsifying business records trial” “Sandoval” Hearing (Part 59), prosecution provides list of all misconduct +...
by annieli
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on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 01:41 PM PDT
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A man self-immolated near the site of the Trump trial in NYC. The man on fire had thrown around colourful pamphlets touting anti-government conspiracy theories, before self-immolating with lighter fluid. Several sources identify the man as Max...
by annieli
134 comments
on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at 12:01 PM PDT
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